“O though thy hair were _hanks_ o’ gowd, An’ thy lips were droppin’ hinnie.” Song—The Waukrife Minnie. “And when the worsted hanks she wound, Her skill was further proved.” _S. Bamford._ My Wynder. Hantle, S and C, a considerable number or quantity. Part of the Rev. Walter Dunlop’s congregation at Dumfries having joined the Baptists, he alluded to the circumstance in the pulpit, thus—“I thocht till ha’e gethered ye under my wings, as a hen gethereth her chickens, but a _hantle_ o’ ye ha’e turn’t oot to be deuks, an’ ta’en to the water.” “I’ve been a sad deevil, an’ spent gowd i’ gowpens, But still I’ve a _hantle_ left yet.” _Anderson._ Twee Auld Men. Hap, S and C, cover. “Ance as gude As ever _happit_ flesh an’ blude.” _Ferguson._ My Aul’ Breeks. Haver, (pron. Havver) C, oats, oaten. “Our Ellik likes fat bacon weel, A _haver_ bannock pleases Dick.” _Anderson._ Gud strang Yell. Hay-bay, C, uproar. “Wi’ whiskey they weetit their wizzens, An’ seun a sad _hay-bay_ began.” _Anderson._ The Clay Daubin’. Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant. “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.” _Anderson._ The days that are gane. Heeze, S, hoist, elevate. “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.” _Burns._ A Dream. Heids an’ thraws, S, lying in irregular positions in bed or elsewhere. “Lie _heids an’ thraws_ like Jock an’ his mither.”—Proverb. Herdwick, C, probably formed like bailiwick, etc., and first applied to the portion of hill-pasture assigned to the herds of each dale farm; now used to distinguish the hardy, active breed of sheep grazed upon the _herdwicks_. “He breaks bands like a _herdwick_ tip” is a proverbial saying I have heard applied to a rustic scape-grace. Herk, S, whisper. “When a Scotchman wants you to listen he says ‘speak,’ and when he wants yon to whisper he says ‘_herk_.’”—_Anon._ Hirple, S and C, limp, walk lamely. “The hares were _hirplin_ doon the furs.” _Burns._ The Holy Fair. “Jack Mar, the _hirplin_ pipers son, Can bang them o’ at leein’.” _Anderson._ The Village Gang. Hoaf-thick, C, half-wit, thick-head. “Than Watty Ferguson, provwok’t To hear this _hoaf-thick_ rattle.” _Stagg._ The Bridewain. Hoddingly, C, persistently. “Does your pain come and go?” “It nayder cūms ner ga’s; it’s theear _hoddingly_.”—Said to a Doctor.